Broncos interested in Mendenhall

Posted by Mike Florio on March 10, 2013, 4:08 PM EDT

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It’s hard to determine with any precision the market for running back Rashard Mendenhall.

For starters, veteran tailbacks who aren’t among the best in the business don’t get paid a lot of money. As to Mendenhall, his value could be impacted by a torn ACL suffered in Week 17 of the 2011 regular season, his Osama bin Laden Twitter misadventure, and his decision to stay home after being informed he’d be deactivated for Pittsburgh’s December 9 game against the Chargers.

Last week, a source with direct knowledge of the 25-year-old Mendenhall’s situation predicted he’ll definitely draw interest in free agency. According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, Mendenhall definitely has — with the Broncos.

The unknown at this point is the dollar amount Denver would attach to Mendenhall. Plenty of teams will be interested in plenty of players, at the right price. It would still be a surprise if Mendenhall makes a major haul in free agency.

I liked Mendenhall for one season… then he forgot how to play running back..he fumbled the Super Bowl away and became a hip hop dancer and called it “training”… that was his issue.. he danced to a pile of men instead of hitting the hole with a burst… SEE YA LATER SCRUB!

Good luck with that Denver. He is really good when he has a hole wide open to run through. When its not wide open he will sort of lean on the line of scrimmage and slide around in search of a hole. He doesnt run with any conviction…

Mendenhall and shonn Greene have to be the worst runing backs in the NFL…mcgahee was beasting before he got hurt and knowshon Moreno showed his potential finally filling in for him after he went down…wih that said ..I HOPE they sign both Greene and mendenhall baahaha..LET’S GO RAIDERS!!

This could be a great pickup. With all those knuckle heads in the Steelers locker room and that crappy o-line, He might just need a fresh start. He’d be part of a rotation with Willis, Moreno, and Hillman. Denver needs another bigger back and he would get plenty of snaps. He’s only 25 and still got plenty of gas left and hell most likely come cheap. low risk- high reward

Anyone who has any hard feelings towards his stand on what he said about Osama Bin Laden doesn’t know a single fact about world history. If you understood the real truth behind the connection between american busines interests owned by the bush family and business interests owned by the Bin Laden family you would likely have to applaud Mendenhall for puting himself on the line. You cannot possibly look at the 9.11 scenario and say there was not collusion on a treasonous level. We have a defense system known as NORAD to specifically handle plane hijackings along with numerous other measures. Stop lying to yourselves people. THis country underwent a cout on that day and it has continued into this socialist “revolution” we see before our eyes.

PS – Socialism was created by the rich, for the rich specifically to benefit the rich. Study it. I suggest googling Bill Coopers expose on socialism titled “The Truth about Socialism”

Mendy has some baggage that, combined with his injury and the soft market for rbs in general, adds up to around the veterans mnimum, give or take. Maybe throw in some benchmark incentive cash. If he’ll quit jitterbugging behind the line of scrimmage and hit fast to where the hole is supposed to be, play hard and stay in good shape, he can be a decent back. If he gets pouty cause he’s not getting enough money or playing time, he can be more trouble than he’s worth. Odds are you’ll get some of both out of him.

This had better be a bad Joke! We could have had Doug Martin last year and now we are chasing Mendenhall. There is no way I would cheer for this guy. First it was Freeney now this; are these guys stirring the pot for shock value or what?